Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Today was our last day of school. Everybody had kindergarten friends, study buddies, and teachers sign a signature page. The page is 3 hole punched, so they can put it in their scrapbooks if they want. We also watched some of the teachers and 5th graders play a volleyball game against each other. It was a lot of fun but very hot. Lastly, we got one last recess and listened to a graduation story before they left for summer. I will miss everyone very much, and I can't wait to see how much they've grown over the summer. Thank you to everyone for the lovely gifts and cards. Your kind words are the best present of all.

The entire kindergarten class in Mrs. Kulbiski's room signing friend's pagesThe volleyball game (Teachers versus 5th graders)Some of my friends playing on the "spider web" at their last kindergarten recessOne last class picture (17 out of 20 students - not bad for the last day!)

Friday, May 14, 2010

Today was water fun day. The students have been earning good behavior points for the past month. Thankfully, everyone earned all of their points and got to go to water fun day. :-) There were 5 different stations at our fun day. Here is a list of the stations:1. Water limbo2. Blowing bubbles (There were all different kinds of bubble wands and pipes here.)3. Hot Potato but with a water balloon ball instead4. Cup race (They carried water cups with holes in them over their head to a bucket. The team with the highest amount of water in their bucket won.)5. An obstacle course where they pushed balls with pool noodles. Mrs. Sim sprayed them while they did it.

Lastly, they enjoyed ice cream sandwiches or cookies for a snack. It was a blast! :-)

Pushing balls with the pool noodlesBlowing bubblesVideo of them playing the hot potato water game

Thursday, May 13, 2010

We have had a fun theme for each day this week, since it's the last full week of school. Monday was fitness day. Tuesday was bear day in honor of Mrs. Baer's retirement. Wednesday was silly footwear and socks day. Today was crazy hair day. I actually remembered to get a picture of the students today to share with everyone. The little girl wearing purple had a bunch of clips in her hair, unfortunately you can't see them. :-)

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Unfortunately, Mrs. Baer has decided to retire. As you know, she is the best music teacher! Today, our school had an assembly to tell Mrs. Baer how much we are going to miss her. We made cute bear ears to wear to the assembly. They said, "We love Mrs. Baer." Also, the kindergarten students were able to bring teddy bears today. The school also came up with a really neat song to show our appreciation for Mrs. Baer. You will see part of it in a video clip below. It was a bittersweet assembly.

The students wearing their bear earsA video of the Kindergarten and 1st grade singing their parts

Monday, May 10, 2010

Today, we read the book, "It Looked Like Spilt Milk." It's a book about clouds and the variety of things that they can look like. After we finished the story, I placed drops of white paint in the middle of blue paper. The students folded the paper in half. When they opened the paper, they saw very unique "clouds." Each student wrote what they thought their cloud looked like. It was a lot of fun. I have a lot of great imaginations in my class. :0)

Two friends holding up their "clouds"Here are 3 examples of the students finished papers:TornadoLungsChrysalis

Friday, May 7, 2010

Today was our Field Day! The weather was a little cool, but at least it wasn't sizzling hot like last year. We had a lot of fun. :-)Here are all of the games that we participated in:1. ball toss2. hopscotch3. turtles and scooters4. funnel ball5. Frisbee throw6. tug of war7. ball throw8. ball kick9. bean bag toss10. 3 legged race11. basketball

After we finished, they each received a ribbon for participating in Field Day. Also, they ate a quick snack before heading home because they were starving after all of that action. Now, are you ready for the pictures and video clips?

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

In Library, the students who returned their books for the year participated in a fun day. They watched part of the movie, "Earth" which is a great movie about three animal families journeying across the Earth. They really liked it. Afterwords, they enjoyed cookies and pink lemonade. We also rehearsed our music program for the last time this afternoon. I included a few pictures from that rehearsal. Later in the evening, we had our music program. The students did a wonderful job! I've also included a few pictures from the program tonight for any family members or friends who missed it. Enjoy!

A few friends enjoying their treats at the fun day in LibraryPictures from the rehearsal this afternoonPictures from the Music Program this evening